WINDSOR -- The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Friday.

The death toll related to COVID-19 is at 426 people.

Windsor-Essex has had a total of 16,484 confirmed cases of the virus, including 15,808 people who have recovered.

BREAKDOWN OF NEW CASES

  • 4 cases are community acquired
  • 14 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases
  • 6 cases are still under investigation

OUTBREAKS IN THE REGION:

  • 10 workplaces are in COVID-19 outbreak
  • 1 community outbreak

There are 18 Windsor-Essex residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the hospital and 5 people are in the ICU.

The health unit website says 1,718 preliminary or confirmed Variant of Concern (VOC) cases have been identified.

WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY RESIDENT VACCINATED:

  • 238,424 WEC residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine
  • A total of 261,897 doses have been administered to WEC residents
  • 69.2 per cent of adults 18+ have received at least one dose of a vaccine